When the morning light begins to dew, the birds sing.
Zong Gu sat up, pressed the alarm clock, and pushed the window to shock the bird.
The sky in the distance was white, and the surroundings were quiet, and the ground was still shrouded in large haze.
It was still early, and it was less than six o'clock, and he hadn't gotten up so early for a long time.
Today is July 1st, the day when the Kyoto Nakuen Festival begins, and he needs to rush to Fuyun Shrine in the morning and go to Kyoko, Noma Nan and others to attend the "Yi Fu Entry" ceremony.
After standing by the window for half a minute, Zong Gu went downstairs to wash. While brushing his teeth, Chao Wuling also walked into the bathroom.
"Good morning...good morning."
"Good morning."
She didn't walk with him, but just heard the movement of him going downstairs and got up.
After washing up, Zong Gu almost went out.
The breakfast was a rice ball carefully prepared last night, and the content was much richer than the ordinary rice balls: a slice of lettuce, a piece of fried egg, and two slices of bacon, and some other ingredients were mixed between the rice grains.
It is inappropriate, but it is also very important.
"I'm out."
Holding a rice ball for breakfast in his hand, Soya took two more and put them in his bag. Noma Nan reminded him yesterday that he might be so busy that he had no time to have dinner today.
"The bell is in the kitchen. The bento is ready, don't forget."
He nodded at Wuling and sent him out from the entrance.
“Be careful on the road.”
It took a while to get up and wash, and when I came outside, the rising sun rose and the surroundings became much brighter.
Walking in the quiet uninhabited alley, Zong Gu was eating a rice ball and looking at the sky again.
After the plum blossoms came out, an invisible sky seemed to rise in the Kinki area, blocking all the flowing clouds from all directions. Only the water vapor inside Biwa Lake rose to the sky without any obstacles, and could only condense a thin cloud like a veil.
Today is another sunny day.
"Hope not too hot..."
He whispered, finishing the rice ball in his hand.
He walked slowly and quickly. When he arrived at the station, there were still five or six minutes left for the next bus.
drop--
After passing through the gate, Zong Gu came to a platform with only three or two people. It was just after six o'clock.
On the bench in the corner of the platform, there was a girl in a light-high uniform. He glanced at it and then couldn't look away.
“…”
It's Hongzi.
Is it to avoid the situation where I met on the platform yesterday morning, did I get up early today...
I got up too early.
Soya looked over there in a stare and soon noticed the sandwich she was holding again.
Mrs. Yoshikawa never prepares such things for her daughter as breakfast, she can only buy it herself in the convenience store at the station.
"I guess I also ate sandwiches yesterday morning..."
Perhaps because he got up too early, Yoshikawa was expressionless and was staring in a daze. The bagged sandwich had not been opened yet, and the schoolbag was placed next to him.
After looking for a while, Sonoya sighed.
“…”
In the light that was not covered by glasses, Yoshikawa blurred a vague glimpse of a figure gradually approaching and stopped by the bench. She came to her senses, quickly picked up the schoolbag next to her, and moved to the other side without raising her head. .
The man sat down next to her, placed the bag on his legs, and then took a big rice ball wrapped in plastic wrap from it.
What kind of rice ball is this...
Yoshikawa glanced quietly, his eyes gathered on the inappropriate rice ball.
Lettuce, bacon, sesame seeds, woodfish flowers... and fried eggs? How many side dishes are stuffed into it?
“…”
However, it looks delicious.
And her breakfast was just a sandwich.
Sandwiches sold in station convenience stores, hard to swallow.
It’s not that there is anything wrong with the sandwich—it’s really not delicious, but it’s not that bad—it’s that her appetite has been tricked.
It is difficult to go from extravagant to frugality. In the few months since she entered high school, she had breakfast in the old house in Tongye almost every morning. She had long been used to the repetitions that always had new accents.
When the pearls and jade are on the side, I feel that my appearance is dirty.
Yoshikawa quietly hid the sandwich in his hand next to it, and couldn't help but glance at the rice ball in the man's hand.
Why don't you eat it?
Did you show off?
Or are you worried that the tram will soon enter the station and you will never finish it?
Then don't take it out.
She bit her lip and her eyes gradually became sad.
You eat...
After waiting for a while, the sound of the tram slowing down from afar could be heard. The man was still holding the rice ball without moving. She couldn't help but raise her gaze, wanting to see what this annoying guy looks like.
“…”
Exactly the same as that annoying guy.
"You're finally ready to see me."
Facing the girl with a shocked face, Zong Gu shook his head, stuffed the rice ball into her hand, and then stood up.
"It's still early. You can take a bus or get off the bus and finish it. The rice ball is not for nothing. In exchange, I took the sandwich."
Take the sandwich from her and put it in her bag. Zong Gu got on the tram without looking back.
After a while, the tram restarted and drove him to the next stop.
A bus passed by, and the platform was empty, leaving Hongzi alone. The morning light was warm, and the bench was shining from the direction of the tram and landing on her.
It took a long time before she came back to her senses from her emotions.
“It’s awful…”
She pinched the rice ball and felt the remaining warmth left after his long grasp.
"Suck, suck, suck, suck-"
The squeezing hands tightly, venting the power that was gushing out, eventually fell on her own hands, and the soft rice ball held in the palm of her hand almost did not change.
After looking down for a while, she tore off the plastic wrap outside the rice ball and bite it down.
“It’s really hard to eat…”
Chewing, she took another bite.
Lettuce leaves, bacon, fried eggs...the layers are clear, just like a burger;
The plump rice grains were mixed with sesame seeds, the wood fish flower and other things she couldn't eat were a little sour and salty. As she chewed, it slowly became sweeter.
"no……"
A few drops of salty tears fell down and penetrated into the rice ball.
Hongzi slowly bent down and curled up in the corner of the bench.
She gave up.
Looking at her heart, her consciousness returned to the corner of the rooftop that she had lasted yesterday evening.
Picking up the last petal that she had counted quietly, she stuffed the result into her mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.
She gave up.
"This is not possible..."
She had no way of not dislike him.
......
After two stops, Soya got off at Nosho Station and walked to Fuyun Shrine.
When passing the Sugawara family on the way, he stopped and greeted Takayuki Sugawara who was standing in the yard.
"Good morning, Mr. Sugawara."
"Oh, it's Sonya-kun...I haven't seen you for a long time."
Although he is not a director, as the Miyaji of Fuyun Shrine, Takayuki Sugawara is still very clear about his purpose of coming here early today.
"Thank you today."
"Where do you think."
"Kyoko also wants to ask Soya-kun to take care of her."
Zong Gu didn't think too much, just nodded.
Farewell to Takayuki Sugawara, he kept walking and came to the office of Fuyun Shrine.
Including Hasegawa Sayaka, who had just been transferred from the institution to Fuyun Shrine some time ago, the witches stationed here have basically arrived. He didn't see Kyoko, it should be inside.
"Oh, Soya is here."
As soon as Noma Nan saw him, he greeted him, "Come in and try on his clothes."
"Although it is a sacrificial wardrobe that is customized according to your size, I don't know if it fits well, so I'll try it first."
He walked over and said, "Can you change it if you don't fit?"
"cannot."
Noma Nan looked over, "If it doesn't fit, it's the gods who think you are too fat and have to lose weight."
“…”
Zong Gu turned his eyes and ignored him, and followed her into the room of the company.
Kyoko was here, half kneeling on the ground, tidying up the witch costume on her sister.
Hearing the movement, she turned around and smiled on her face.
"Student Zong Gu..."
"Good morning."
Sonogu said hello and smiled at the shy Tamako who was winking.
"Songu's clothes are here."
Kyoko picked up a set of black-bottomed clothes from the side with white patterns, just like she said yesterday, it looked like a man's kimono, but there were obvious differences in some details.
"Student Zong Gu will go to my room to change it."
"Um."
Kyoko handed the clothes to Soya, and suddenly another hand fell behind her.
“…”
She turned around and Noma Nan pushed her to follow Soya, "This kid had never worn such clothes at first sight. Kyoko went to help him."
"Don't be too slow, there's no time."
"……Um."
Kyoko followed.
When he arrived at the innermost room, Soya looked back at Kyoko who was following him.
"I'll help Zong Gu..."
"good."
She pulled the door up with her backhand, and Zong Gu unbuttoned the first button and began to take off his clothes.